5 second films

A while ago I stumbled upon this little site called 5secondFilms.com.  It’s pretty fun.  Apparently every weekday they do a 5 second film- which is exactly what it sounds like.   I think this is an awesome idea.  They get the opportunity to try ANYTHING and EVERYTHING.

It seems like there is no idea that’s off the table.  I mean, hey, they get to do another one tomorrow, so why not just try it.  Of course, this means a lot of them fail, but it also means there are some real winners in there.  That sort of unattached freedom allows them to experiment with everything.  Espeicially timing.  “When to cut” becomes all that more important when you have only 5 seconds to tell your story.

Also, what’s really fun is that they have a ‘random’ button at the top. Much cooler than searching and clicking, with the added bonus of feeling more fun than clicking a ‘next.’

Here are some of my favorites:

This one i could watch 50 times, and crack up every single time. no joke.

Excellent switch at the end. I love the way he stands up all straight and proud. Thrilled about the plants.

This one just kills me at the end. When he changes into a skateboard – with a hat. And it doesn’t even come CLOSE to landing correctly. It just cracks into the sidewalk on its side and bounces away.

This one had me going too. Like I said – when to cut. The ‘cut-just-a-split-second-too-soon from the song to finish it’s line’ is awesome.